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Considering hyperbole has left the building when it comes to this season's Miami Heat, we're not going to go quite this far. Others, however, might: The Heat's two best prospects at point guard currently are playing for their NBA Development League affiliate, the Sioux Falls Skyforce. The debate with Shabazz Napier has been ongoing amid this season's struggles of Norris Cole and Mario Chalmers, and whether Napier, the championship-winning first-round NBA Draft pick out of UConn, should be in the Heat rotation at the moment instead of the D-League. And then there is this: While the Heat were busy defeating LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers on Christmas Day...

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Considering hyperbole has left the building when it comes to this season's Miami Heat, we're not going to go quite this far.
Others, however, might:
The Heat's two best prospects at point guard currently are playing for their NBA Development League...

Q: My concern is the use of Luol Deng. Why did the Heat pay him $10 million and then not feature him in the offense? Even before turning to Dwyane Wade, Deng should be sought out early and often in games. -- Dee, Chicago.
A: I don't think scoring was...

Cleveland point guard Kyrie Irving will not play in the Cavaliers' preseason game Saturday against the Miami Heat in Brazil.Irving sprained his right ankle Tuesday in Cleveland during the team's final practice before leaving for the NBA's Global Games. He...

— The attention and scrutiny remain for new Cleveland Cavaliers Mike Miller and James Jones.
The similarities end there.
Miller and Jones say there is no comparison of their current situation to playing with the Miami Heat in 2010. Jones played with the...

Kyrie Irving missed practice on Thursday and likely will not play Saturday when the Cavs face the Miami Heat in a preseason game in Brazil.Irving injured his right ankle when Anderson Varejao stepped on his foot at practice Tuesday before the team charter...

Q: Why could the Heat not have signed LeBron James and traded him to Cleveland for some future first-round picks, as Cleveland received from Miami four years ago? Was their some type of rule that prevented this, or did the Heat miss out on an...

Q: So Cleveland gets Kevin Love and we get Reggie Williams? We are done here. Nothing left to see. I guess one Williams, in Shawne Williams, is not enough. -- Julio.
A: This is what life is like at the minimum. The Heat's hope clearly is that they...

Q: What does the signing of Shawne Williams say about Udonis Haslem? I think Shawne is more of a power forward than small forward. At the moment, you can't feel too comfortable with what we have on the wing. -- Win.
A: The problem for Udonis is that Erik...

Q: Ira, I know the East is wide open and great games are on our way, but do you think with Kevin Love being added to LeBron James, Kyrie Irving that the Cavaliers would become the biggest force by far in the East? Could Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh...

(As the NBA remains shuttered, only now are the actual losses of games becoming real. To that end, we will offer a look on each scheduled game day of what would have been in play for the Miami Heat had they actually been playing.) The schedule: The Heat were

James Harden has been putting up MVP-caliber numbers all season for the Houston Rockets. Given the chance to go head to head with one of his biggest competitors for the award, Harden and the Rockets came out on top. Harden scored 33 points and Cleveland...

The Chicago Bulls can breathe a little easier. They expect Derrick Rose to return this season from his latest knee surgery.
General manager Gar Forman said the star point guard will miss 4-6 weeks after the operation Friday to fix a medial meniscus...

The Cavaliers will be without at least one All-Star on Sunday in Houston. Point guard Kyrie Irving will miss his second straight game with a strained left shoulder, an injury the team had thought would only sideline him for one game. Irving injured his...

George Hill took center stage with the biggest stars sitting. Hill finished with 15 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists, and capped the first triple-double of his career with three free throws in the final 30 seconds to seal the Indiana Pacers' 93-86...

LeBron James couldn't carry the Cavaliers on his sore back Friday night. So Cavaliers coach David Blatt put him on the bench. Blatt held the four-time MVP out of a 93-86 loss at Indiana for precautionary reasons. James had hurt his back while scoring a...

LeBron James says he isn't about personal statements. He made one anyway Thursday night. James scored a season-high 42 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Golden State Warriors 110-99 for their 18th victory in 20 games. James added 11 rebounds,...